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Buy It: Hamilton Beach Hand Mixer ($20, Target) Test Kitchen Tip: If your sweet pastry dough is warm or hard to handle, pop it in the fridge for an hour to let the butter firm up. Buy It: Beech Wood Rolling Pin ($9, Target) Bonus: No one will ever guess you made this elegant layered dessert a little healthier by using fat-free cream cheese and milk. Related Video

To build this Easter tree: Editor’s Tip: To protect the candy and make the decoration last year after year, spray it with a clear-coat finish and let dry before hanging. Editor’s Tip: If using real flowers, create a simple vase with water in a resealable plastic bag. Secure the base of the flower stems using a rubber band. Related Video

To make the napkins: Follow the package directions for fabric dye. Add 2 cups warm water to each of 3 deep bowls (stainless steel or glass). Add 1 cup dye solution to the first bowl; ½ cup solution to the second; ¼ cup solution to the third. Dip a folded white cotton napkin into the weakest dye solution, leaving the top section undyed. Leave in solution about 15-30 seconds. Squeeze to drain excess dye....

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Enhance a room’s collected character by mixing in gleaming gilded patinas, rough-woven blinds, rugs, baskets, and sleek glass, steel, and leather accents. Then, strategically scatter one vibrant hue from your main fabric (in this case, red) to direct visitors’ eyes to your most remarkable pieces. Related Video

Make the Halloween craft: Trace a moon onto one pumpkin and a bat onto another using a pencil. Leaving the traced shapes unpainted, paint the rest of the moon pumpkin black and the bat pumpkin white. Hammer crafts nail every ¼-inch around the edges of the moon and bat, making sure the nails remain slightly above the surface of the pumpkin. For each pumpkin, randomly wrap string in a contrasting color around the nails to create the webbed design....

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What Are the Elements of a Charcuterie Board? The Platter First, choose a board, tray, or platter to be your foundation. Wood and marble are popular charcuterie board material choices because they are sturdy and beautiful. The shape is simply a matter of preference, though you should take the elements of your board into account when making your selections. For example, a rectangular board may better accommodate long, leafy vegetable stems or cheese wedges than a square-shape one....

What to Do if You Have a Sunken Cake If you tested the cake’s doneness with a toothpick that came out with just a few moist crumbs attached, chances are you baked a nice moist cake. If your cake is undercooked and raw in the middle, you can still use the edges that are baked through. Use one of these sunken cake fixes that will still impress everyone with your dessert skills....

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No matter how big or small her Hanukkah celebration, Kertzner’s crispy latkes will be on the menu. Notice I specifically say “crispy” latkes. As I learned while talking with Kertzner, latkes aren’t always crispy. In fact, her grandma (Kertzner calls her “Bubbe,” the Yiddish word for grandmother) makes hers fluffy. “I follow every recipe from my Bubbe exactly, except for latkes,” Kertzner says. “Hers are fluffy and soft because she uses baking powder....

You’re going to be pleasantly surprised by these healthy restaurant food ideas that taste just as good as your favorite dishes (think creamy Alfredo pasta and Asian chicken wraps) with a fraction of the calories and fat. Enjoy one of these healthy restaurant meals for dinner tonight. 860 calories41 g fat 407 calories13 g fat 710 calories27 g fat 258 calories4 g fat 1,220 calories 76 g fat 307 calories 10 g fat...

Of course, you can enjoy these easy-to-grow yet fascinating oddities from the plant world any time of year in your home (a few can even be grown outdoors, depending on where you live). Still, their otherworldly appearances seem especially fitting around Halloween. The blooms are sure to contribute a macabre accent to your Halloween decor. Place your batflower in bright but indirect light in a space with moderate humidity (it will appreciate a daily misting) and keep the soil evenly moist....

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While things aren’t quite as locked down as last year (it’s okay to have a socially distant outdoor gathering with Dad this year, especially if you’re both fully vaccinated), travel is still not advised. So if you don’t live near each other, a virtual celebration is the way to go. This year, Father’s Day is on Sunday, June 20. And even if you can’t do the typical Father’s Day activities this year, these fun ideas can help you make the day special for Dad....

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For cookies on demand, keep a couple of dough logs in the fridge to slice and bake as needed. You don’t even have to bake all the cookies at once: Just slice off as much as you need each time. Related Video

What is a Townhouse? Townhouses (also known as townhomes) are multi-level homes owned by individuals that share at least one or two walls with the adjacent unit. Townhomes typically span two or more units and share similar, if not identical, facades. These side-by-side dwellings are generally narrower than single-family homes. However, townhouses provide outdoor space and, more often than not, a garage or carport. Single-Family Feel for Less Townhomes are especially appealing to millennial and Gen Z buyers, many of whom are first-time buyers, says Amanda Pendleton, Zillow lifestyle expert....

The four-leaf clover (officially known as Oxalis deppei) is a small plant with four distinct leaves. It’s a rare variation of the common three-leaf clover, and because your chances of finding one with four leaves is about 1 in 10,000, they’re considered lucky. Four-leaf clovers have been around for ages, and their supposed lucky powers are talked about in centuries-old legends. In the early days of Ireland, Celtic priests known as Druids carried three-leaf clovers, or shamrocks, in the belief that with their help, they could see evil spirits approaching and be able to escape....